eco-village
Sustainable living settlement
An eco-village is an intentional community designed around principles of environmental sustainability and low-impact living.
Residents typically share resources, grow food collectively, use renewable energy, and minimize waste.
Eco-villages range from rural homesteads to urban cooperative housing projects, united by commitment to ecological practices and often incorporating social dimensions like consensus decision-making.
They moved to an eco-village to reduce their carbon footprint and live more communally.
Intentional community with shared amenities
- communeShared-living community
- collectiveJointly organized group
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- co-opMember-owned organization
cohabitation · consensus · cooperation · egalitarian · interdependent · car-sharing · membership · founders
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- market-gardenSmall farm selling produce
- polycultureMulti-species crop system
- agroecologyEcological approach to farming
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
vermicomposting · mulching · biodynamic · heirloom · orchards · greenhouse · aquaponics · livestock
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
biogas · closed-loop · zero-waste · resilience · regenerative
Steadiness or amount owed
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- wellbeingState of comfort and health
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
Range of life forms
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
cohousing
Intentional community with shared amenities
- communeShared-living community
- collectiveJointly organized group
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
co-op · cohabitation · consensus · cooperation · egalitarian · interdependent · car-sharing · membership · founders
permaculture
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- market-gardenSmall farm selling produce
- polycultureMulti-species crop system
- agroecologyEcological approach to farming
compost · vermicomposting · mulching · biodynamic · heirloom · orchards · greenhouse · aquaponics · livestock · free-range
permaculture
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
carbon-neutral · biogas · closed-loop · zero-waste · resilience · regenerative
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- wellbeingState of comfort and health
mindfulness · holistic · simplicity · solidarity · conflict-resolution
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Bedford-Stuyvesant, SoHo
- Communescommunes, communal living, kibbutz, hippie commune, utopian communities
- developmentshousing development, condo development, master-planned community, subdivision, housing project
- eco-buildinggreen building, eco home, cob house, earthship, straw bale
- future worldsdystopia, utopia, megacity, Mars colony, cyberpunk
eco-villageindustrial park
Zoned area for factories
factory town · industrial complex · coal mining town · concrete jungle
eco-villagegated community
Restricted-access residential area
tract housing · exurb · bedroom community · commuter town · company town
eco-villageurban sprawl
Uncontrolled peripheral development
suburban sprawl · suburb · megacity · concrete jungle · asphalt jungle